Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents: Asian physicians in New York city
| Total respondents |
n 117 |
% 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||
| Male (N = 116) | 61 | 53 |
| USA Born (N = 114) | 23 | 20 |
| Mean Age: 45 years | ||
| Ethnicity | ||
| Chinese | 55 | 47 |
| Indian | 30 | 26 |
| Korean | 13 | 11 |
| Bangladeshi | 10 | 9 |
| Pakistani | 9 | 8 |
| Medical education | ||
| Graduate of USA Medical School (N = 116) | 50 | 43 |
| Languages other than English spoken with patients | ||
| Chinese | 51 | 44 |
| Hindi | 17 | 15 |
| Gujarati | 17 | 15 |
| Bengali | 10 | 9 |
| Korean | 10 | 9 |
| Characteristics of patient population served | ||
| Greater than 30% Asian patients (N = 117) | 44 | 38 |
| Greater than 30% uninsured patients (N = 112) | 34 | 30 |
| Most patients understand preventive medicine (N = 113) | 50 | 44 |
| Most patients follow lifestyle recommendations (N = 110) | 25 | 23 |
| General cancer screening recommendations | ||
| Recommend smoking cessation to patients (N = 106) | 106 | 100 |
| Recommend healthy diets and exercise to patients (N = 109) | 109 | 100 |
| Offer patient education materials on cancer prevention (N = 99) | 69 | 70 |